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Published: 4/15/2012 6:49:00 PM - Author: none'...Merit Ontario is part of a coalition of construction employers that called for the complete overhaul or the abolishment of OCOT last fall, citing issues over the governance structure, transparency and its perceived union bias.

Merit Foundationâ€™s greatest win would be for OCOT to disappear and for the existing apprenticeship centres to be used...'

Published: 4/15/2012 6:42:00 PM - Author: none'More bad news for the middle class: When the economy recovers, jobs in the middle wonâ€™t. That is the conclusion of an important new study that connects a long-term trend in the labour market with the business cycle of recession and rebound...'

Published: 4/15/2012 4:08:00 PM - Author: none'Disappointing job creation numbers have stemmed the tide of economic recovery and have economists scratching their heads. But something entirely new may be lurking beneath the surface of our limping recovery: The Second Economy. This computer-intensive portion of industry is growing by leaps and bounds, creating a new generation of billionaires and shaping how our economy may run in the coming decades...'

Published: 4/9/2012 5:38:00 PM - Author: none'If the best route out of poverty is a job, a commission studying Ontarioâ€™s welfare system thinks the province can do more to help its most vulnerable residents find work.

Part of the problem is that almost half of Employment Ontarioâ€™s $1.2 billion worth of training programs are available only to people receiving employment insurance benefits...'

Published: 4/9/2012 5:35:00 PM - Author: none'Canadaâ€™s economy has given off mixed signals in the first three months of the year, prompting economists to raise a flag of caution for the coming months.

For instance, despite strong auto sales and a blockbuster labour market report from Statistics Canada on Thursday, wholesale trade has dipped, and housing starts were flat across Canada in February...'

Ontarioâ€™s construction industry will need to recruit an additional 120,000 workers over the next nine years, the Construction Sector Council predicts

The demand will be driven by mining projects in northwestern Ontario, as well as nuclear power and transportation projects in the Greater Toronto Area and the Pan Am Games, the non-profit industry organization said in its annual forecast...'